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According to sources, Hanna, the mother of Maryam (a), was sterile. She could not give birth to any children until the age of 30. She prayed to [[God]] and asked Him to give her a child. Her prayer was answered and she became pregnant with Maryam (a). Hanna [[Nadhr|vowed]] to God that her child will serve [[Jerusalem|Bayt al-Maqdis]]. Verses 35 to 37 of [[Sura Al 'Imran]] refer to Hanna's vow and its acceptance by God.{{enote|When the wife of Imran said, 'My Lord, I dedicate to You what is in my belly, in consecration. Accept it from me; indeed You are the All-hearing, the All-knowing.' (35) And when she bore her, she said, 'My Lord, I have borne a female [child]' —and Allah knew better what she had borne— 'and the female is not like the male. I have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Your care against [the evil of] the outcast Satan.' (36) Thereupon her Lord accepted her with a gracious acceptance, and made her grow up in a worthy fashion, and He charged Zechariah with her care. Whenever Zechariah visited her in the sanctuary, he would find provisions with her. He said, 'O Mary, from where does this come for you?' She said, 'It comes from Allah. Allah provides whomever He wishes without any reckoning.' (37) (Quran 3:35-37)}} | According to sources, Hanna, the mother of Maryam (a), was sterile. She could not give birth to any children until the age of 30. She prayed to [[God]] and asked Him to give her a child. Her prayer was answered and she became pregnant with Maryam (a). Hanna [[Nadhr|vowed]] to God that her child will serve [[Jerusalem|Bayt al-Maqdis]]. Verses 35 to 37 of [[Sura Al 'Imran]] refer to Hanna's vow and its acceptance by God.{{enote|When the wife of Imran said, 'My Lord, I dedicate to You what is in my belly, in consecration. Accept it from me; indeed You are the All-hearing, the All-knowing.' (35) And when she bore her, she said, 'My Lord, I have borne a female [child]' —and Allah knew better what she had borne— 'and the female is not like the male. I have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Your care against [the evil of] the outcast Satan.' (36) Thereupon her Lord accepted her with a gracious acceptance, and made her grow up in a worthy fashion, and He charged Zechariah with her care. Whenever Zechariah visited her in the sanctuary, he would find provisions with her. He said, 'O Mary, from where does this come for you?' She said, 'It comes from Allah. Allah provides whomever He wishes without any reckoning.' (37) (Quran 3:35-37)}} | ||
After Maryam's (a) birth, her mother took her to the temple and left her with the priests there. They disagreed about who should be in charge of her. They drew lots for selecting the person who could take care of Maryam (a), and [[Zechariah]] (Zakariyya) the prophet won the lottery. He was, according to some sources, the husband of Maryam's maternal aunt. The [[Qur'an]] has pointed to the story of the lottery.{{enote|These accounts are from the Unseen, which We reveal to you, and you were not with them when they were casting lots [to see] which of them would take charge of Mary's care, nor were you with them when they were contending. (Quran 3:44)}} According to al-Maqdisi's report, Zechariah provided her with milk and training, and when she grew up, he selected a place for her in the temple where she worshiped God and served the temple when it was her turn. She worshiped so much that she came to be known among the [[Israelite]]s as an exemplary worshiper. | After Maryam's (a) birth, her mother took her to the temple and left her with the priests there. They disagreed about who should be in charge of her. They drew lots for selecting the person who could take care of Maryam (a), and [[Zechariah (a)]] (Zakariyya) the prophet won the lottery. He was, according to some sources, the husband of Maryam's maternal aunt. The [[Qur'an]] has pointed to the story of the lottery.{{enote|These accounts are from the Unseen, which We reveal to you, and you were not with them when they were casting lots [to see] which of them would take charge of Mary's care, nor were you with them when they were contending. (Quran 3:44)}} According to al-Maqdisi's report, Zechariah provided her with milk and training, and when she grew up, he selected a place for her in the temple where she worshiped God and served the temple when it was her turn. She worshiped so much that she came to be known among the [[Israelite]]s as an exemplary worshiper. | ||
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